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EL PASO HERA3LD August 12 1914 RECEPTION BY CLUB TO THE VISITING WOMEN IS BRILLIANT AFFAIR ITH southwestern hospitality, the club i of K1 Paso, representing- all the women of the city, played hostess Tuesday afternoon and entertained the women broufiht here by the Democratic convention, with a reception on the mezzanine balcony of the Paso del Xorte. The balcony was beautifully decorated with quantities of flowers, all grown in El Paso, and to the club by the city experiment station and the El nursery. The flowers were arranged in graceful tall, gilt wicker vases about the hall, and one taV)le centered with a tall vase, was strewn thick with beautiful, fragcrant posies. On another table were the valley fruits, peaches, rosy cheeked and luscious bunches of mission and green grapes, larg-e cantaloupes and other of the fruits which to such perfection in the valley. During the afternoon refreshments were served from dainty tables decorated with fruits and flowers.

hotel orchestra played for a part of the time and then the Sixth infantry band serenaded the reception guests from the lobby of the hotel. The affair a most one, and Avaa characterized by a gracious informalitv that relieved it of any posible suspicion of stiffness. Iii the Line. Receivinp: the guests as they arrived were Mesdames C. Booth, W.

R. Brown, Carl Smith, W. 1 Foxworth, (ieorge Brunner, W. Evans, J. F.

McKenzie, Burt Orndorff and Miss S. Howren. Mrs. B. M.

and Mrs. phine Nations Morfit presented the guests to the i-eceiving line. In the receiving Mne were the fol- lowirig; C. xvelly, who wore a white embroidered lingerie gown. Mrs.

Eiobert Krakauer, who was frowned in black velvet and satin with lace bodice. James K. Ferguson, of Temple, who was gowned in a figured silk, in which pale yellow tones uredominated. S. J.

Fennell wore white satin. Mrs. Claude B. Hudspeth was dressed in pale brocaded chiffon of orchvJ shade, with shadow lac? Mrs. John McKay, of Temple, wore a lingerie gown of while with lavender flowers and pink trimmings.

Mrs. F. M. Spann, of Temple, wore a costume of white lace with a pink silk girdle. Miss ICmma Kyle Burleson, of Austin, wore a white taffeta costume.

Mrs. W. II. Burges was dressed in lemon satin with an overdress of white and touches of blue velvet. Mrs.

Q. U. Watson, of Houston, wore a white lace embroidered robe with pale blue trimmings. Mrs. Walter Collins, of Hillsboro, wore a sprigged silk gown with pale green silk girdle.

Lud T. Williams wore a peach blow taffeta with lace trimmings. W. O. wore a white embroidered lingerie gown.

Mrs. W. W. Turney wore a taffeta of a pale shade of pins. Mrs.

O. H. Baum, assisted bv Mrs. S. H.

Worrell and Mrs. W. Fox'worth, assisted by Mrs. E. M.

Whitaker, Misses Jane Burges and Dorrace Ferguson, served fruit sherbet and dainty wafers. S. H. Sutherland and Mrs. H.

T. Bowie looked after the registration of the guests and distributed the souvenirs, which were the chamber of commerce booklets of El Paso. 3Irs. A. S.

J. Eylar and Mrs. Fred G. CALKNDAR. rhur.sday.

Miss Clnni Fink the Omega Billings were at table of E1 Paso and L. Mundv were at table of fruits. On Iho management and arrangement jmmittee were; W. 11. I Brown J.

Fennell, C. K. Kelly, Claude Hudspeth, C. C. McDonald, W.

W. Turnev H- Sutherland, Branch C'r iige L. Tooley, James Murdock, Bailev, Charles B. Stevens, Miss (Jrace Virginia Dogan and Miss Josephine Wooten. VisitinK (iiieHts.

Practically all of the members of the club who have remained in the citv through the summer were present' and all of the representative social women of the city. The visiting guests were; Mesdames E. Ferguson, of Temple: B. Y. Cummings, of Hillsboro; of Van Alstyne; Morris R.

of Abilene; O. B. Kvans, of Dallas- Roger Byrne, of Smithsville; G. H. Barton, of 1 Kio; W.

O. Murray, of Huntsville; Q. U. Watson, of Houston; C. Connerlee.

of Eastlind; Hilton Burk, of Comanche; R. Bailey, of Gatesville; A. F. Wells, of Gatesville; O. S.

of Leonard; J. J. Lumpkin, of Meridian; T. C. Harris, of St.

Louis; the guests in Konz, of Stanton; W. H. Gray, of Houston; John W. Gaines, of Bay City; L. Bapt to Slaughter, of T)allas; R.

P. Coon, of San Antonio; Susie of Fort Worth; O. A. of Floresville; John L. Brunner, of Taylor; Lud Williams, of Waco; 'Waller Collins, of Hillsboro; F.

M. Spann, of Temple; John McKay, of Temple; Misses Retta Johnson. of Houston; Byrne, of Smithsville; Emma Kyle Burleson, of Austin; Mary Cribb, of Leonard; C. Gartner, of Houston; A. Duke, of Houston; Allie Hall, of Wharton, and Julia Kirk, of Houston.

MurkN XeiT Era. The grace with which the Woma club carried out the plans of hospitality toward the women visiting the city marks a new era in civic affairs; it accentuates the breadth of Dinners and Luncheons, Mr. and W. B. Atterbury entertained at dinner Tuesday night at tticir home on Missouri street for Zatuske, Schumann and Mencer, who will leave s('On fur Mexico, Mrs.

W. O. Briant will entertain to- I night at dinner as a farewell for Mrs. H. Laurence, of Decatur, 111., has been visiting her nieces.

Mrs. S- V. Fulkerson and Mrs. W. O.

Briant, for the past few months and who will next week for her-home, in Decatur, 111. Dr. and Mrs. John W. Sherwood entertained at a verv informal little din- home El Pasoans A Way, left for Kansas left for Chicago Mrs.

B. City Wednesday. Mrs. R. B.

Thorne Wednesday afternoon. F. E. Mattliews left Wednesday afternoon for Chicago. J.

Falomir will for Los Angeles Thursday morning. Mrs. W. T. Baird left Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs.

J. D. Baird, in High Rolls, X. M. Vern went to Cloudcroft Tuesday to spend a vacation of two weeks with Roscoe Anderson.

Vera Ballard left Wednesday for Messilla Park, where she will be the guest of Miss Alice Stewjirt. Mrs. A. J. Fraser and Miss Alma Johnson will leave Sunday for California, to Out Of Town Visitors.

Hazel Berrv of Pecos is visiting Harriett HeeVmans. R. Robertson and daughter, of New Orleans, arrived iti HI uesday to visit Mrs. Ed Bruce. Schalla Textor, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.

T. (Jillett, returned to her home in Carrizozo i 1uesday 1 R. Slaughter, of Dallas, ar- in the I'itv from California. and will remain here during the w'intcr. Mrs.

H. K. Dolozier. of Oklahoma i-ity, who has visiting iier daugh- ter, Mrs. D.

leturned to lier Home Tuesday afternoon. and Mrs. K. E. Townsend and Miss Margaret Townsend.

of Fort a Stockton, passed througii El Paso Tues- spend the month of August at the Cloudcroft Notes. Otis Coles has returned from El at the the ou their way to -Mr. and Mrs. John Cloudcroft. Smith, who have o'f i visiting in passed I'ort Boulevard, preceding the or the 16th infantry at the post hall.

to 'A'hich they motored after the dinner was ov'er. Their guests were: Dr. and Mrs. W. R.

Jamieson, Miss Alice Wulfi and Lieut. Vincent P. Erwin. Mrs. Josephine Nations Morfit enter- tained Tuesdav night with a beauti- fully appoiatetl dinner, complimentary to Gov.

O. B. Colquitt. The dinner was given at her hume on Magoffin avenue, Killarney roses and tube roses were used liivishlv in the decoration of the rooms, and the dinner table. IVlrs.

guests were Gov. O. Col- quitt, Gen. John J. I'ershing.

James G. McNary, Lieut. W. PI. Simpson, N.

Will- iams of Waco, Mr. and J. H. Na- tions, Mr. and Mrs.

A. Kraft, Misses i-uellah Williams, IMatilda Dickinson, of Washigton, D. and Marion Young. Following the dinner Mr. McXary tooiv beaches.

i Mrs W. W. Evans will leave early next month for St. Louis to spend the I winter with her sister, Mrs. H.

C. I Toensfeldt. I Mrs Cora Gano and daughter, Evelyn Gano, left El Paso Wednesday for Los Angeles, where they will remain for a month. Mrs Paul Heermans. president of the i local W.

C. left El Wednes- i dav to attend the mid-western city con! ference of the association at Estes who is attending the Park. Colorado. I Miss Jessie Young and her niece. ough El Tuesday on-the return trip to their home in Tt-rrell, Texas.

Mrs. ij. Hansen children, who have been spending the summer in California, passed through El Paso Tuesday on their way to Hoscoe, Texas. and Mrs. John Hughes, of 11D4 Wyoming street, iiave as their guests their brotherinlaw, John A.

of Tex Democratic fui vent ion. Mrs. Ben and Miss Luckett of passed through El Tuesday on their way to Cloudcroft, where they w'ill spend about three weelis. Miss Beatrice Hillis and Catherine Curtis of who have been the of Misses Harriett and Mary Heermans for a short time left Bernice Clark, and nephew', Lowell Orrison with her brotherinlaw', J. W.

Orrison, left Tuesday for Cloudcroft for a two outing. Mrs. J. J. Kaster, who has been spending a few' days in the city shop- pinu-, left Wednesday, returning to her cottage in Cloudcroft, remain until the close w'here of the i tlieir homes Wednesday.

While the guests his autom()bile to the loth here they were entertained with a num- infantry hup at Fort Bliss. ber of infoi nial social affairs. Miss Retta Johnson of Brenham, of Antonio J- R- Texas, state organizer of the Graduate apty, of Houston, C. J. Kii k.

of Hous- Nurses association, was given a F. Bralley. of Austin; K. L. lightful dinner Tuesdav night at the est Y'sleta Country club by the Graduate Nurses club of El Paso.

The tables were beautifully decorated with white daisies, and a color plan of white and green was carried out. was served in six courses and afterward dancing was enjoyed in the club ballroom. Among those attending tlu; dinner were Miss Retta Johnson, Miss M. C. Kerskie, president of the club; Mrs.

Brazell. vice president; Miss Mary Cooper, treasuier; Mrs. E. Lang, secretary; Miss Inez Sager. Miss Cooper, Miss Lydia Cooper, Miss Emily (rreene, Mrs.

C. Cregar. Miss E. Briggs, Mrs. N.

McKemy, IVIrs. M. Mathers, Miss C. Messrs. J.

Robb, W. Ammerman and A. Bailey. Tut sday afternoon Miss Johnson presided over a view' and the depth of her civic pride, meeting of the nurses of the city, held The women of the club are of all political beliefs as are the representative men of the city: but beyond and above all party differences they are women, Their chief interest in life being the i welfare of women and children their outside w'orking interest must be the w'elfare of the city and state which houses and governs them. Therefore when the club was asked to undertake the responsibility of entertaining the visiting women during convention week it thought only of its duty to the city, its hospitality toward other w'omen of other clubs of the state, and Republican.

Democrat. Progressive and Stand-patter alike, they worked as an organization to further 'the pleasure of the visitors simply because they were guests of our home city, for i which the club has always heretofore acted as hostess in coopera- tion with the chamber of commerce as i host. in the County Medical association rooms in the Roberts-Banner and another meeting is being held this afternoon. Miss Johnson desires to form a larger graduates association, to induce more graduate nurses to become registered nurses, to arrange for nurses becoming Red Cross nurses and to generally set a higher standard among the nurses of the citv. Mr.

and Mrs. O. A. Critchett entertained Tuesday at luncheon at their home, 1515 Montana street, complimentary to W. R.

Francis, grand master of the state O. who is from Fort Worth, attending the Democratic convention as a delegate from his city. Col. Marvin li. Locke of Abilene, Texas, a formi resident of El Paso and builder of the White Oaks railroad, is a tlelegate from Taylor county to the Democratic convention, and with Mrs.

Locke, is visiting their son, W. Irwin and his wife, at 1130 Montana street. Mrs. James Wareing, with her children. Jack Wareing, Peti'r Della Wareing, of Anthony, Mary Forde aiid Miss Mary Monks, of the smelter, left for Cloudcroft Tuesday to remain until the close of the season.

Mrs. Wareing and her children have been visiting Mrs. E. M. Fairhurst, at 1 the smelter.

El Pasoans Returning, Miss liebecca Maetze and Anita Maetze, who have been summering in California at the beaches, are expected to return to El the last of the week. A. J. Strayer, accompanied by his wife and daughter returned from Los ATigeles Wednesday morning, after six spent at various points on the cf.ast. I summer she will season.

Miss Lillian Cole and Miss Maizie Cole, who have been spending the summer at the beaches in California, returned to El Paso Tuesday and left immediately for Cloudcroft, where they will spend the remainder of the summer until school begins. Miss Mary Gates Redmond will leave Tuesday for San Antonio to visit Mrs. G. F. Woods.

After about a week Mrs. C. R. Morehead will join her and tliey Wareing, will proceed to Atlanta, to visit and Miss Mrs. B.

G. Eckford and w'ill later go to Nashville. where Miss Redmond will enter Buford college. Mrs. Morehead will return to El Paso in the fall.

Mrs. Paso. Miss Beatrice Stiles is visiting Miss Mary Goggin. Mrs. Vance Stuart w'as in Cloudcroft for the weekend.

Lewis Whitman is staying Lodge for a few dnys. Frank and Rivers spent weekend in Cloud' roft. Mrs. W. Dunn hns the Cooley cottage for the month of August.

Francis Moore arrived in Cloudcroft Tuesday to visit his family. Mrs. Frank Seman and Mary Virginia are visiting Mrs. il. Andreas.

Mr. and Mrs. Gadson Porcher are staying w'ith Mrs. David Porcher and little J. Stony Porcher.

Mrs. Kirtland her sister, Mrs. Morris, a party for Mrf. Kirtland little boy on his birthday anniversary. ilrs.

Ben Cowan, who spent the w'eek end with Mrs. H. D. Slater, is now visiting Mrs. W.

W. Follett and Mrs. Dixon, who have the Payne cottage for the rest of the summer. Mr. Mrs.

A. P. Coles and Mrs. mother, Mrs. I M.

Bell, left for El Paso. From there Mrs. Coles and Mrs. will go to to spend the rest of the summer. Miss Emma Burleson and her brother in law.

Carlos Bee, are in El Paso for the Democratic convention, but will return in a few' days. Mrs. Bee and her niece, Emma McDonald, are staying at the Lodge. Mrs. Fall, wire of senator A.

B. Fall, and her two daughters, Jlrs. C. C. Chase and Miss Jouett Fall, and Lieut.

Claggett, U. S. former aide to the president, came from Three Rivers in the Fall automobile and are staying at the Lodge. Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Fall and I their little daughter, Martha Fall, joined the party for the weekend. Cards. Miss Mary entertnined with a V)unco party Monday afternoon at at her on West Boulevard for a numl)er of her younp: friends. Miss Elizabeth Croxtun un the first prize and Miss Marion How'e the second prize. An ice course served following the games.

Assisting the hostess in entertaining were her mother. Mrs. William Miss Irene I.aughlin and Miss Alma McCrummen. The guests were: Misses Mary Kellv, Elizabeth Kelly. Tama Teter Marior; Calnan, Jane Burges, Schuster, Ann Magoffin, Ruth Schwartz, Lyons, Helen Murdock, Cleo Russell, Bernita Smith, Alice Jones, Winifred Woods, Catherine Fassett, Elizabeth Croxton and Elita Spellman.

ALLEGED ASSAILANTS OF YOUTH ARRESTED Jose Belton and Espiridion Beltran were arrested at Clint Tuesday and brought to the county jail in El Paso the same night. They are ch.lrged w'ith being implicated In the probable fatal shooting of Pomposo Rey, son of a wealthy cattleman of the lint neighborhood, w'ho is at Providence hospital suffering from a bullet w'ound in the back which has paralyzed his low'er limbs. The arrest of Belton and Beltran is said to have been made following a statement by Rey, in w'hich he accused them of assaulting him. The condition of Rey is still considered critical. Weddings.

Dances. Miss Nellie Mae Bowen w'ill entertain Monday night at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J.

E. Bowen, on Montana street, with a dancing party as a farewell to Miss Mary Gates Redmond. who will leave El lowing day. A delightful hop was given Tuesday night by the 16th infantry officers at the post hall, headquarters building. Fort Bliss, Maj.

and Mrs. Charles S. Farnsworth and and Mrs. Max Mr. and Mrs.

James R. Harper and W. Sullivan formed in the receiving Mrs. D. C.

Booth, who have been line, the dance music w'as played by the i I Feather i IGth infantry band, and the hall w'as Miss Anna Emma Coleman and Harold E. Flandon were married Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Merritt A. Souers. in the parsonage of the I-'irst Methodist church.

The bride w'as gowned in a blue tailored traveling suit, with hat and gloves corresponding. The wedding- was attended by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J.

Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. L. Murphy, Mrs. Herman G.

Porter. Mrs. M. A. Souers, Mrs.

C. E. Hanes and Mrs. E. E.

Kyder. Following the ceremony, Mr. Flandon and his bride left immediately for Denver, where they will spend a short time, and then Paso the fol- to Spokane, where they will visit before returning to El Faso. They will make their home here. ont at work being poisoned in Grand View ing a month at the l-'in and Parties.

Mrs. W. About El Pasoans. Mrs. J.

R. McLeod is improving nicely at Providence hospital. The infant son of and Mrs. J. W.

Meehan of the army medical corps, wis baptized Sunday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception and was named John W. Met Jr. O. Briant. of 201S Central avenue, entertained Tuesday night with a surprise party for Mrs.

H. Laurence, of Decatur. 111., who is her guest and w'hose birthday anniversary occurred Tuesday. Flinch was played and piano solos were enjoyed. Punch and cakes were served during the evening.

Mrs. Laurence received many attractive gifts. The guests were Mesdames H. T.aurence, C. C.

Anderson. J. Neville, Marie Moss, W. Z. Y'oiingker, E.

W. Williams, W. Taylor. S. V.

Fulkerson; Messrs. O. Briant and J. H. Curtis.

club, in the (ilorietta mountains, have retuined to El Paso. Mrs. W. and daughters. Miss Blanche Davis and Miss Margaret Davis, wlio have been in New' York, where the young women have been attending a finishing school, are expected to return to in Paso Wednesday.

Mrs. J. J. Crawford and daughters. Misses and Dorothy W'ith Miss Frances I'arl, their guest, i returned Tuesday from California, I where they have been at the beaches sinc'e the first of July.

Mr. and Mrs. .1. Mann and family have returned to El after an absence of several Mr. Mann w'ent to Ger- mriTiy in June and leturned before the war broke out.

Mrs. Mann and the children visited in Boston and the east until bis return. SOC 9 I DOG Dogs are and the of that sf'C- tion are considerably arou.sed a.s a result. M. C.

McCurdy a fine Airedale and a Bo.ston bulldog by while Jay E. Dutc-her a valuable English bulldog. ELKS WILL GIVE SMOKER TO VISITORS All of the delegates to the Democratic convention will be entertained Wednesday night hy the Elks, with a smoker at their club home, on Myrtle avenue and North Campbell street. The guests are expected to assemble at 9 oclock. An orchestra w'ill play and' there will be plenty of refreshments.

A number of professional entertainers W'ill perform stunts to keep lively. SCIF-NTIFIC PluriCATIOXS FEATI'RE IRRIfiATlOX PROJECT. In the August number of the tific magazine, the Elephant Butte storage dam is given a and a half article illustrated with prraphs. The article is headed "The Elephant Butte Dam, the Greatest rigation Enterprise in The Rio Grande irrigation project Is also given publicity in W'hich contains a five page cle on the concrete plant the Elephant Butte dam, written by L. J.

Clark, one of the assistant engineers. and illustrated with photograph.s’ and draw'ing by the author. Convention most attractively decorated with quan tities of American flags, crossed sabers Other dogs were poisoned. and troop guidons. A much larger of both army people and El Pasoans attended the dance than any i of the preceding hops, and there I also present a' number of prominent visitors w'ho are attending the Demo- i cratic convention.

and cakes were served in the dance intermissiona Automobiling. NF.EI> ASK 1 El) TO TEXAS STHEET. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Sullivan and little child, who motored up from Fort Stockton in their Maxwell car and visited Mrs.

F. W. Seward, have left on their tour of New Mexico, visiting the Elephant Butte dam and goin.g through to Colorado. They will be gone for a month. Mr.

Sullivan is a prcmi- nent irriu'ation engineer. Bent of phone 4051 for Cre.seent Cleaning; WI We want you to visit El two most metropolitan Drug in the Mills building, the other in the Ro'ierts-Banner buildincr. In addition to supplying your immediate needs, w'e are also at your Service with Free Telephone and any local information you desire. We also suggest that you do not leave El Paso without securing a bottle of Guaranteed Corn Cure. Y'ou certainly can't find anything in your home town that approaches this.

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